After making it beyond the team’s initial round of cuts on Thursday, Kate Martin, a former outstanding player for Iowa women’s basketball, will continue to compete for a spot on the Las Vegas Aces roster. Kate Martin is the current Caitlin Clark champion.

Guard Morgan Jones and big man Brea Beal were waived by the Aces. Brea Beal was a crucial member of South Carolina’s 2022 national championship squad and an honourable mention AP All-American in 2023.

Megan Gustafson, a former standout for the Hawkeyes, re-signed with the team on February 1st for a two-year term.

Excel Sports Management confirmed Martin’s contract on Thursday through their social media pages as well. In October 2023, she visited her former coworker, Caitlin Clark.

Martin was selected April 15, 18th overall, in the second round of the draft; nevertheless, a position on the club is not assured. The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) is perhaps the hardest professional sports league to create a franchise in, with only 12 teams and 144 roster spots available.

During training camp, teams are allowed to have up to 18 players, but on May 13, the day before the season begins, they must reduce that number to only 12. The Aces presently have 14 players.

Out of the thirty-six players selected in the 2023 draft, only fifteen had participated in a game the previous year, and only eight of those were consistent starters. It’s clear that Martin didn’t think he would reach the

Martin’s chances were greatly improved when WNBA icon and eventual Basketball Hall of Famer Candace Parker announced her retirement on April 28. The former Hawkeye may be able to lock up a position with the loss of two more players in the next several days.